In this monologue from the play, "The Ghosts at Sea", Sam tries to convince his younger friend to take a different path. SAM: I'm just trying to warn you. Water erodes everything. Being out here, you might like the view, but as you get older... I just don't want you to live with the regrets I have. Celia, she... put up with it for far too long. I always told her I'd put in … [Read more...] about The Ghosts at Sea
Plays
Like Father Like Son
In this monologue from the play, "Like Father Like Son", Tom and Dan, two new expectant fathers, share their fears and hopes over this big change in their lives. TOM: My wife, she's in there... soon, I'll meet my son. It doesn't feel real yet. Like I'm sleepwalking. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. I thought I knew how to live life, and I did for me, with Emily, but … [Read more...] about Like Father Like Son
Wired
In this monologue from the play, "Wired", Claire confronts her mom. CLAIRE: It's like you never really knew me. You never really saw me. You never noticed how I'm different than everyone else? The way I dress? What I watch? How I can't f'cking stand other people? You're so f'ckin oblivious. At least when dad was here he noticed things. He tried to understand me. But you? You … [Read more...] about Wired
Mistle-No
In this monologue from the play, "Mistle-No" Lizzy, a young woman, is drunk at a holiday party where things aren't going her way. The party has stopped and she's addressing everyone. LIZZY: Merry f'ckin' Christmas! No, please, keep playing the music. Don't let me stop you. Just know that this is the worst Christmas of my life. Not to be a negative Nancy, but who drank all … [Read more...] about Mistle-No
From Time to Time
In this monologue from the play, "From Time to Time", Evelyn, a woman from the 17th century, speaks to Thomas, a new love connected through a tapestry hung in the same house, hundreds of years apart. EVELYN: Why did we have to meet now, Thomas? Why couldn't I have been born when you were, or you born when I was? It's a cruel trick of fate! I know I should be glad we met, … [Read more...] about From Time to Time